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1992–93 Portland Trail Blazers season

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1992–93 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coachRick Adelman
ArenaMemorial Coliseum
Results
Record51–31 (.622)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Spurs 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKGW
Prime Sports Northwest
RadioKEX
< 1991–92 1993–94 >

The 1992–93 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 23rd season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Trail Blazers entered the season as runners-up in the 1992 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Chicago Bulls in six games. In the off-season, the team signed free agents Rod Strickland,[2][3][4] and Mario Elie.[5][6][7] The Blazers got off to a fast start winning their first eight games of the season, and held a 31–16 record at the All-Star break.[8] However, Clyde Drexler only played just 49 games due to knee and hamstring injuries.[9][10][11][12] The Blazers finished the season with a 51–31 record, third in the Pacific Division and fourth in the Western Conference.[13] It was their 11th straight trip to the postseason.[14]

Drexler averaged 19.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game, while Clifford Robinson averaged 19.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game off the bench, was named Sixth Man of the Year,[15][16][17][18] and also finished in fifth place in Most Improved Player voting,[19] and Terry Porter provided the team with 18.2 points and 5.2 assists per game. In addition, Strickland provided with 13.7 points, 7.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game, while Jerome Kersey contributed 10.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, Kevin Duckworth provided with 9.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, and Buck Williams averaged 8.3 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.[20] Drexler and Porter were both selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game.[21][22][23][24]

However, the Blazers were unable to follow the previous season's run to the NBA Finals, as they fell to the 5th-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, 3–1.[25][26][27][28] Following the season, Duckworth was traded to the Washington Bullets after his production had decreased in the previous two seasons,[29][30][31][32] and Elie was dealt to the Houston Rockets.[33][34][35]

This season was not without controversy, as in February 1993, four members of the team: Kersey and Trail Blazer rookies, Tracy Murray, Dave Johnson and Reggie Smith, were all accused of sexual misconduct by two 16-year old teenage girls from Salt Lake City, Utah, who claimed they had sex with the players on January 23; Murray and Johnson were both fined $20,000 and suspended for three games, while Kersey and Smith were both fined $15,000.[36][37][38][39][40]

NBA draft

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Main article: 1992 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 26 Dave Johnson SF/SG  United States Syracuse
2 31 Reggie Smith C/PF  United States TCU

Roster

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1992–93 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 2 Bryant, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965–04–25 Seton Hall
G 22 Drexler, Clyde 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962–06–22 Houston
C 00 Duckworth, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1964–04–01 Eastern Illinois
F 17 Elie, Mario 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1963–11–26 American International
G 4 Johnson, Dave 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1970–11–16 Syracuse
F 25 Kersey, Jerome 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1962–06–26 Longwood
F 31 Murray, Tracy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1971–07–25 UCLA
G 30 Porter, Terry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1963–04–08 UW–Stevens Point
F 3 Robinson, Clifford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–12–16 Connecticut
G 11 Rudd, Delaney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1962–11–08 Wake Forest
F 54 Smith, Reggie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–08–21 TCU
G 1 Strickland, Rod 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–07–11 DePaul
F 52 Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1960–03–08 Maryland
C 6 Wolf, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–12–17 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

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Season standings

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Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns 62 20 .756 — 35–6 27–14 21–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics 55 27 .671 7 33–8 22–19 22–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers 51 31 .622 11 30–11 21–20 19–11
x-Los Angeles Clippers 41 41 .500 21 27–14 14–27 15–15
x-Los Angeles Lakers 39 43 .476 23 20–21 19–22 13–17
Golden State Warriors 34 48 .415 28 19–22 15–26 9–21
Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 37 16–25 9–32 6–24
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Phoenix Suns 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Houston Rockets 55 27 .671 7
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics 55 27 .671 7
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 51 31 .622 11
5 x-San Antonio Spurs 49 33 .598 13
6 x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 15
7 x-Los Angeles Clippers 41 41 .500 21
8 x-Los Angeles Lakers 39 43 .476 23
9 Denver Nuggets 36 46 .439 26
10 Golden State Warriors 34 48 .415 28
11 Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 37
12 Minnesota Timberwolves 19 63 .232 43
13 Dallas Mavericks 11 71 .134 51
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1992-93 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta – 2–2 3–2 2–2 0–5 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2
Boston 2–2 – 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–4 3–2 4–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–1
Charlotte 2–3 1–3 – 2–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 0–2 0–5 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0
Chicago 2–2 3–1 3–2 – 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 5–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 4–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 4–0
Cleveland 5–0 1–3 3–1 3–2 – 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 4–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Dallas 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 – 1–5 1–1 0–4 1–4 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–5 1–3 0–5 1–1
Denver 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 – 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–4 1–3 2–3 2–0
Detroit 3–2 3–1 1–4 1–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–0
Golden State 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–3 2–0 – 2–2 0–2 2–3 1–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 0–5 4–1 3–1 1–4 3–1 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 1–1 2–2 – 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–0 4–1 1–3 4–1 1–1
Indiana 2–2 2–2 5–0 0–5 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 0–2 – 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–2 0–4 1–1 – 3–2 0–2 2–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 3–2 0–4 1–4 2–2 2–0
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 4–1 1–3 1–1 2–3 – 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–5 3–2 3–2 2–2 1–4 1–3 2–0
Miami 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 – 2–2 2–0 2–3 0–5 3–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–3
Milwaukee 2–3 2–2 1–3 1–4 1–4 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 – 1–1 0–4 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3
Minnesota 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–1 2–3 1–1 1–3 2–4 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 – 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–4 0–4 1–4 1–1
New Jersey 3–1 0–4 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 3–2 4–0 1–1 – 1–3 3–2 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1
New York 2–2 4–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 5–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 – 2–2 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–1
Orlando 3–1 2–3 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 2–0 2–3 2–2 – 3–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–0
Philadelphia 1–3 1–4 0–4 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–3 0–5 2–3 – 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1
Phoenix 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 2–2 1–1 2–3 5–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 – 3–2 5–0 3–1 2–3 3–1 2–0
Portland 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 – 5–0 2–2 2–3 2–2 1–1
Sacramento 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 0–2 1–4 0–4 0–2 2–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–5 0–5 – 2–2 1–4 2–2 1–1
San Antonio 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 5–0 4–1 2–0 1–3 1–4 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 – 3–1 3–3 1–1
Seattle 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 0–2 4–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–2 4–1 1–3 – 2–2 2–0
Utah 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 1–3 1–4 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 3–3 2–2 – 1–1
Washington 2–2 1–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 3–2 3–1 1–1 1–4 1–4 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 —

Game log

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Playoffs

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1993 playoff game log
First round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 29 San Antonio L 86–87 Jerome Kersey (24) Jerome Kersey (9) Rod Strickland (9) Memorial Coliseum
12,888 		0–1
2 May 1 San Antonio W 105–96 Clyde Drexler (21) Rod Strickland (8) Rod Strickland (9) Memorial Coliseum
12,888 		1–1
3 May 5 @ San Antonio L 101–107 Clyde Drexler (19) Buck Williams (7) Rod Strickland (9) HemisFair Arena
16,057 		1–2
4 May 7 @ San Antonio L 97–100 (OT) Mark Bryant (21) Jerome Kersey (14) Rod Strickland (10) HemisFair Arena
16,057 		1–3
1993 schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Buck Williams 82 82 30.5 .511 .000 .645 8.4 .9 1.0 .7 8.3
Clifford Robinson 82 12 31.4 .473 .247 .690 6.6 2.2 1.2 2.0 19.1
Mario Elie 82 7 21.4 .458 .349 .855 2.6 2.2 .9 .2 8.6
Terry Porter 81 81 35.6 .454 .414 .843 3.9 5.2 1.2 .1 18.2
Mark Bryant 80 24 17.5 .503 .000 .703 4.1 .5 .5 .3 6.0
Rod Strickland 78 35 31.7 .485 .133 .717 4.3 7.2 1.7 .3 13.7
Kevin Duckworth 74 55 23.8 .438 .000 .730 5.2 .9 .6 .5 9.9
Jerome Kersey 65 50 26.4 .438 .286 .634 6.2 1.9 1.2 .6 10.6
Clyde Drexler 49 49 34.1 .429 .233 .839 6.3 5.7 1.9 .8 19.9
Tracy Murray 48 14 10.3 .415 .300 .875 1.7 .2 .2 .1 5.7
Dave Johnson 42 0 8.5 .383 .214 .678 1.1 .3 .2 .0 3.7
Reggie Smith 23 0 3.0 .370 .000 .214 .9 .0 .2 .0 1.0
Joe Wolf† 21 0 7.4 .465 .000 .857 2.1 .2 .3 .0 2.5
Delaney Rudd 15 1 6.3 .194 .091 .786 .6 1.1 .1 .0 1.7

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Terry Porter 21 21 41.4 .516 .474 .832 4.6 6.7 1.0 .1 21.4
Clyde Drexler 21 21 40.3 .466 .235 .807 7.4 7.0 1.5 1.0 26.3
Buck Williams 21 21 36.1 .508 .758 8.5 1.0 1.3 .8 9.6
Jerome Kersey 21 21 36.0 .510 .000 .693 7.7 3.6 2.0 .9 16.2
Kevin Duckworth 21 21 30.8 .495 .660 5.6 2.0 .5 .6 11.9
Clifford Robinson 21 0 24.9 .462 .167 .571 4.2 2.0 1.0 1.0 10.8
Danny Ainge 21 0 21.4 .479 .404 .830 1.9 2.3 .7 .0 10.6
Ennis Whatley 15 0 6.4 .300 .000 1.000 .7 .9 .5 .0 1.1
Robert Pack 14 0 3.7 .222 .750 .4 .5 .4 .1 .8
Mark Bryant 12 0 9.7 .345 .750 2.4 .1 .3 .0 1.9
Alaa Abdelnaby 8 0 3.1 .500 .500 .5 .3 .0 .0 1.5
Wayne Cooper 3 0 9.0 .500 2.7 .0 .0 1.0 1.3
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Trail Blazers only.

Awards and honors

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Transactions

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References

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